Bethel University Business Programs
Bethel University is a private not-for-profit institution located in McKenzie, Tennessee. McKenzie is a good match for students who enjoy small-town life.
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Bethel University Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Bethel.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards Bethel has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Customer Service Management Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#1 | Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Customer Service Management | College Factual |
#1 | Best Customer Service Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans | College Factual |
#142 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Business Administration and Management | College Factual |
#156 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management | College Factual |
#177 | Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business, Management & Marketing | College Factual |
Where Is Bethel University?
Contact details for Bethel are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 325 Cherry Ave, McKenzie, TN 38201 |
Phone: | 731-352-4000 |
Website: | www.bethelu.edu/ |
Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/bethelu |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/betheluniv |
How Do I Get Into Bethel?
You can apply to Bethel online at: https://www.bethelu.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for Bethel
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | required |
High School Transcript | neither required nor recommended |
College Prep Program | recommended |
Recommendations | neither required nor recommended |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | considered but not required |
How Hard Is It To Get Into Bethel?
Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 76%, and the acceptance rate for women is 76%.
Average Test Scores
About 12% of students accepted to Bethel submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 440 and 555. Math scores were between 440 and 540.
Can I Afford Bethel University?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Bethel, approximately 73% of students took out student loans averaging $5,786 a year. That adds up to $23,144 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Bethel is 9.8%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bethel University Undergraduate Student Diversity
There are also 544 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 2,190 full-time undergraduates at Bethel, 49% are male and 51% are female.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Bethel University students is as follows.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 8 |
Black or African American | 681 |
Hispanic or Latino | 69 |
White | 1,169 |
International Students | 55 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 208 |
Geographic Diversity
Tennessee students aren't the only ones who study at Bethel University. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 26 countries are represented at Bethel. The most popular countries sending students to the school are United Kingdom, Brazil, and Canada.
Online Learning at Bethel University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at Bethel has changed over the last few years.
This school is the 2nd most popular in Tennessee for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of Bethel
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethel University was $17,010 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Accounting and Business/Management | #12 | #12 |
Organizational Leadership | #16 | #4 |
General Business/Commerce | #34 | #1 |
General Business/Commerce | #34 | #1 |
General Management Information Systems | #43 | #4 |
Management Information Systems | #43 | #1 |
Accounting | #65 | #29 |
Online Affordability Rankings of Bethel Rankings
During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Bethel University was $17,010 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Bethel is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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General Business/Commerce | #7 | #7 |
General Business/Commerce | #7 | #7 |
Accounting and Business/Management | #13 | #13 |
Organizational Leadership | #27 | #24 |
Management Information Systems | #28 | #28 |
General Management Information Systems | #37 | #34 |
Accounting | #55 | #43 |
Online Growth Rankings of Bethel
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Bethel University was -11.8%. This is the #1,737 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Bethel regardless of major.
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Bethel ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Bethel.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Customer Service Management | #5 | |
Accounting and Business/Management | #32 | |
General Management Information Systems | #114 | |
Management Information Systems | #155 | |
Organizational Leadership | #356 | |
General Business/Commerce | #404 | |
General Business/Commerce | #404 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
Bethel University Business Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
Major | Associate’s | Bachelor’s | Master’s | TOTAL |
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Organizational Leadership | 0 | 188 | 0 | 188 |
General Business/Commerce | 38 | 0 | 96 | 134 |
General Business Administration and Management | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
Accounting and Business/Management | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
General Management Information Systems | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Customer Service Management | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
TOTAL | 39 | 224 | 96 | 359 |
References
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Beyond My Ken under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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